CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard takes on Boston College in the Beanpot consolation game on Monday, with the Crimson in search of its first win over BC in the Beanpot since 1998 (5-4, ot). The Eagles own a 28-13 record against Harvard in the Beanpot. The Crimson will be without the services of leading scorer Ryan Donato, who is competing with the U.S. men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The First Line • Last Monday, Harvard and Boston University needed 81:55 and two overtimes to decide their opening round Beanpot contest, with the Terriers earning a 3-2 win. Sophomore forward Ty Pelton-Byce and freshman forward Jack Badini scored for Harvard, and senior goaltender Merrick Madsen made 39 saves in net. For the Crimson, it was the third longest Beanpot game in program history.

• Harvard has won four of its last six Beanpot consolation games and last met BC in this contest in 2015 (L, 3-2 ot).

The Last Time Out On Friday night, a late game push by Harvard fell short, as the Crimson fell 3-1 at Union on Friday night at Messa Rink. Sophomore forward Ty Pelton-Byce scored for the Crimson, which dropped its first league road contest since November. Junior goaltender Michael Lackey made 27 saves in net for Harvard. Harvard's loss snapped an unbeaten 4-0-2 run in its last six ECAC Hockey road contests. The Crimson outshot its opponent (31-30) for the 19th time in 24 games played this season.

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Scouting Boston College Since Harvard's game against BC on Nov. 24, the Eagles have a 6-7-1 record, but won their last game, a 3-2 (ot) victory against UMass-Lowell, and sit atop the Hockey East standings. A trio of sophomores lead BC up front - David Cotton (seven goals, 14 assists), Julius Mattila (eight goals, assists), and Graham McPhee (11 goals eight assists). Sophomore goaltender Joseph Woll (11-10-2, 2.71 GAA, .903 Save%) has made the last eight starts in net for BC.

The Last Meeting Freshman forward Jack Badini had a three-point night (goal, two assists) including the game-tying goal to help Harvard earn a 4-4 tie at No. 13/14 Boston College on Nov. 24 at Kelley Rink. Trailing 4-3 late in the third period, Badini took a short pass from sophomore forward Nathan Krusko (three assists) at the blue line, skated around two defenders and found the top corner at 17:18. Harvard had a power play early in overtime, but was unable to find the game-winner. Benjamin Solin (first career goal), Michael Floodstrand, and Adam Baughman also scored for Harvard.

ECAC Does It Harvard has been at its best this season in ECAC Hockey play, with a 7-3-3 mark in league play in the last 12 games. Junior forward Ryan Donato leads the league with 16 goals in 17 conference games played, and Merrick Madsen (6-4-2, 2.03 goals-against average, .925 save percentage, three shutouts) has been at his best against league opponents allowing two goals or less in four of his last five league starts. Harvard is allowing 2.22 goals per game (.24 lower than overall) in league play.

Donato For Hobey The accolades are rolling in for junior forward Ryan Donato (21 goals, 10 assists), Harvard's nominee for the 2018 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Donato will play for the U.S. men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics before returning to complete the season at Harvard. Donato had a career high 14-game point streak (14 goals, eight assists) to open the season, and is the first player in college hockey to reach 20 goals this year, taking just 19 games to do it. No player has averaged a goal per game since Ryan Carter (Iona) in 1998-99. Donato was named the HCA National Player of the Month for December and was also named ECAC Hockey Player of the Month.

Donato, Welch '05 Receive Olympic Call Junior forward Ryan Donato and former Harvard standout Noah Welch '05 will represent the United States in men's ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, USA Hockey announced on Jan. 1. Donato and Welch were selected to the 25-man roster that will make-up the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, released during the NHL Winter Classic. Donato, a native of Scituate, Mass., is in the midst of his best individual season with the Crimson, recording a point in 14 straight games to start the season and leading the team with 31 points (21 goals, 10 assists). Welch, a two-time All-American and standout defenseman at Harvard, captained the Crimson as a senior in 2004-05. The Brighton, Mass., native registered 76 points (23 goals, 53 assists) in 129 career games. Team USA will gather for its first practice in South Korea approximately a week before competition begins on Feb. 10. Harvard men's hockey is no stranger to the Winter Olympics, with 28 men's hockey alumni selected as a coach, player, or member of team personnel of their respective national teams, including current head coach Ted Donato '91, who represented the U.S. at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Senior Statement The class of 2018 has 78 wins in three-plus seasons at Harvard and could surpass the most wins for a senior group since the class of 2006 had 82, and the most in the last 20 years of any senior class.

Home Cooking Harvard is 22-3-4 in its last 29 games at Bright-Landry Hockey Center, a run that dates back to Feb. 12, 2016. The Crimson was unbeaten at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center last season, going 13-0-2. The last time Harvard finished a season unbeaten at home was 1993-94 when it went 10-0-3. Since extensive renovations were completed prior to the start of the 2014-15 season, the Crimson is 34-10-7 on its home ice.

Fantastic Freshmen Several of Harvard's freshmen have made an immediate impact. Forward Henry Bowlby is second among Harvard forwards with a +10 rating and has 10 points (five goals, five assists). Forward Jack Badini has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) and is Harvard's top faceoff man (58.2%), and defenseman Reilly Walsh leads all Harvard blueliners with 12 points (three goals, nine assists) including three power play goals.

Dominant on Draws Freshman center Jack Badini leads the team and is fourth in ECAC Hockey at 58.2% on faceoffs this season. Badini is No. 15 in the nation on draws. Junior forward Ryan Donato, who made the switch to center this season, has also been solid in the faceoff circle with a 52.3% win rate on draws through 23 games this year.

NHL In The FamilyRyan Donato, Jack Donato, Ty Pelton-Byce, and Reilly Walsh are sons of former NHLers. Ted Donato, Harvard's current head coach, played 13 years in the NHL, while John Byce played parts of two seasons with the Bruins and a decade playing professionally. Mike Walsh played parts of two seasons wth the New York Islanders and had a nine-year pro career.

Money Madsen Senior goaltender Merrick Madsen has etched his name in the Harvard record books. Madsen has three shutouts (Dartmouth, Brown, Rensselaer) in 17 starts this season bringing his career total to 10 (Second in Harvard history). With 28 wins last season, he had the most wins by a Harvard goaltender in a single season, passing Grant Blair '86, who had 24 in 1985-86. Madsen will leave Harvard as one of the program's greatest goaltenders. He is currently third on the all-time wins list (53), moving into sole possession of third with his 50th career win against Rensselaer on Jan. 5, and entered the year second on the career goals-against average list (2.04), and first on the career save percentage list (.927).

Madsen in Minny Madsen made a career high 48 saves in Harvard's 2-1 (ot) loss at Minnesota on Nov. 18, He had the most saves in a game by a Harvard goaltender since Raphael Girard made 48 saves in a win against Yale on March 10, 2012 (4th most in a game all-time).

Donato A High Volume Shooter Opposing goaltenders can expect to see a lot of Ryan Donato on a nightly basis. Donato leads the team with 132 shots on net in 23 games (5.74 per game/1st NCAA) The junior forward was second in the country with a 5.14 shots per game average last year. He ripped off a season-high 13 shots during his four-goal showing against Union last season on Feb. 10, 2017 when he became the first Harvard skater since Connor Morrison on Nov. 24, 2009 to score four goals in a game. That number was the highest since Jimmy Vesey '16 had 13 against Rensselaer Feb. 12, 2016.

Giving Back Harvard hosted One Summit for a learn to skate and play hockey event on Jan. 14 at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. One Summit is an organization that helps children battling cancer build confidence and courage through a partnership with a Navy SEAL.

NHL Caliber Harvard boasts seven players on its 2017-18 roster that were selected in the NHL Entry Draft:

Fox at World Juniors Sophomore forward Adam Fox won a bronze medal at the IIHF World Junior Championships, one year after winning goals with Team USA. Fox, who competed a the tournament in Buffalo from Dec. 26-Jan. 5, was the team's top socring defensemen with five points (goal, four assists), including the game-winning goal in Team USA's 5-4 win against Finland on Dec. 31. Fox was named one of the team's most valuable players.

Sky Scrapers Senior defenseman Wiley Sherman is one of nine players in college hockey standing at least 6'7", and the tallest D1 defensemen. Stephen Mundinger of Maine and Keenan Suthers of St. Lawrence, both forwards are the tallest players in the nation at 6'8".

General Managers Three former Harvard men's hockey players are now general managers in the NHL, the most of any college program. Don Sweeney '88 (Boston), Peter Chiarelli '87 (Edmonton) and Chuck Fletcher '90 (Minnesota) all skated for the Crimson. Only one other college program is represented more than once, Bowling Green: George McPhee (Las Vegas) and Brian MacLellan (Washington).

Ultimate Sacrifice Through 24 games, senior defenseman Wiley Sherman leads the team with 41 blocked shots, while senior captain Jake Horton is tops among Harvard forwards with 35 blocked shots. Junior defensemen Adam Fox and Adam Baughman are third on the team with 34 blocked shots.

Oh Captains, My Captains Seniors Eddie Ellis, Jake Horton, and Merrick Madsen will lead the squad this season as captains. All Harvard varsity captains are elected by their teammates. This marks the first time in program history that Harvard has elected three men's hockey captains.

Senior CLASS Senior co-captain Merrick Madsen has been selected as one of the 20 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award for men's collegiate hockey. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

All-Academic Harvard placed 27 student-athletes on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team, the most of any school in the conference. Harvard was led by senior Thomas Aiken, who earned a spot on the Commissioner's List as the top scholar for Harvard in 2016-17.

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